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Talking drone offers aviation safety boostIn a world first, RMIT University researchers have developed a talking drone that can converse with air traffic controllers just like a normal pilot.http://phys.org/news344243961.html
TechnologyFri, 27 Feb 2015 07:19:32 ESTnews344243961NTSB: Planes should have technologies so they can be foundResponding to recent incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Thursday that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved technology that will allow them to be found more readily in the event of a crash.http://phys.org/news341160007.html
TechnologyThu, 22 Jan 2015 14:40:17 ESTnews341160007Pentagon moves to integrate technology with wearable equipmentThe Department of Defense wants to give airmen and soldiers an advantage in combat by integrating technology with lightweight wearable equipment.http://phys.org/news335026352.html
TechnologyWed, 12 Nov 2014 16:10:01 ESTnews335026352Designing tomorrow's air traffic control systemsOn a good day, flying can be a comfortable and efficient way to travel. But all too often, weather or overcbooking can cause delays that ripple through the system, inducing missed flights, anxiety, discomfort and lots of lost time and money.http://phys.org/news332581150.html
TechnologyWed, 15 Oct 2014 08:39:23 ESTnews332581150NASA turns over next-generation air traffic management tool to Federal Aviation AdministrationA new NASA-developed computer software tool designed to aid air traffic controllers was presented to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a ceremony Monday at the agency's headquarters in Washington.http://phys.org/news324713736.html
TechnologyWed, 16 Jul 2014 08:00:02 ESTnews324713736Drone access to US skies faces significant hurdles (Update)The federal effort to provide drones regular access to U.S. skies faces significant hurdles and will not meet a September 2015 deadline set by Congress, a government watchdog said Monday.http://phys.org/news323368712.html
TechnologyMon, 30 Jun 2014 17:38:45 ESTnews323368712US air controllers still challenged for sleep(AP)—U.S. air traffic controllers are still working schedules that make it likely they will get little or no sleep before overnight shifts, more than three years after a series of incidents involving controllers sleeping on the job, according to a government-sponsored report released Friday.http://phys.org/news321872280.html
Other SciencesFri, 13 Jun 2014 10:10:03 ESTnews321872280After long wait, Malaysia releases jet dataClose to three months after the Malaysian jetliner disappeared, the government on Tuesday released reams of raw satellite data it used to determine that the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean, a step long demanded by the families of some of the passengers on board.http://phys.org/news320404616.html
TechnologyTue, 27 May 2014 10:17:13 ESTnews320404616Prioritising trains next?A new tool could put a delayed train back on schedule. The Traffic Control Centre in Stavanger in Norway is currently testing the tool that will provide an optimum solution in just a few seconds.http://phys.org/news319795104.html
TechnologyTue, 20 May 2014 09:20:01 ESTnews319795104Technology hindered, helped search for Flight 370The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has presented two tales of modern technology. The limitations of tracking and communications devices allowed the plane to vanish from sight for nearly three weeks. But satellites' advanced capabilities have provided hope that the mystery won't go unsolved.http://phys.org/news315203731.html
TechnologyFri, 28 Mar 2014 05:35:45 ESTnews315203731Novel analysis helped narrow Malaysian jet search (Update)Investigators are closer to solving an international aviation mystery thanks to a British communications satellite and classroom physics.http://phys.org/news314951433.html
TechnologyTue, 25 Mar 2014 07:40:01 ESTnews314951433Three pieces of evidence point to jet's takeoverThere are three pieces of evidence that aviation safety experts say make it clear the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was taken over by someone who was knowledgeable about how the plane worked.http://phys.org/news314169821.html
TechnologySun, 16 Mar 2014 07:00:01 ESTnews314169821Airline industry swooping in to prevent cyberattacksWorried that computer hackers attacking banks and media companies could easily shift targets, the airline industry is taking preemptive steps to ensure it doesn't become the next victim.http://phys.org/news303139239.html
TechnologyFri, 08 Nov 2013 13:20:52 ESTnews303139239Hard cold work and unsung science heroesThe Sierra went down over the Arctic Ocean, about 60 miles from the northernmost tip of North America. One moment the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with its 20-foot wingspan was up in the sky, gathering "hard" data over frozen terrain to help climate scientists in comfortable offices make predictions about climate change. The next moment, the little aircraft was gone.http://phys.org/news301599425.html
EarthMon, 21 Oct 2013 18:37:27 ESTnews301599425Obama says cuts means US could lose years of researchPresident Barack Obama says the U.S. could lose years of scientific research as a result of automatic spending cuts that have hit federal agencies.http://phys.org/news286458950.html
Other SciencesMon, 29 Apr 2013 12:55:57 ESTnews286458950NASA begins flight research campaign using alternate jet fuel(Phys.org) —NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails at altitude.http://phys.org/news281605526.html
Astronomy & SpaceMon, 04 Mar 2013 07:45:33 ESTnews281605526New system for aircraft forecasts potential storm hazards over oceans(Phys.org)—The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a prototype system to help flights avoid major storms as they travel over remote ocean regions. The 8-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions are designed for pilots, air traffic controllers, and others involved in transoceanic flights.http://phys.org/news274453473.html
EarthTue, 11 Dec 2012 13:04:56 ESTnews274453473Sleep deprivation can influence professional behavior(Phys.org) -- In a recent paper, Aleksander Ellis of the University of Arizona Eller College of Management and a colleague demonstrate that lack of sleep can cause deviant behavior at work.http://phys.org/news263625452.html
Other SciencesWed, 08 Aug 2012 06:17:41 ESTnews263625452'Language tests being misused': new studyA seminal article on language testing, co-authored by Dr Glenn Fulcher, a Reader in Education at the University of Leicester, argues that some agencies are using unsuitable language tests to achieve policy ends.http://phys.org/news228046395.html
Other SciencesThu, 23 Jun 2011 11:15:41 ESTnews228046395Odd work schedules pose risk to health(AP) -- Reports of sleeping air traffic controllers highlight a long-known and often ignored hazard: Workers on night shifts can have trouble concentrating and even staying awake.http://phys.org/news222234136.html
Medicine & HealthSun, 17 Apr 2011 04:42:45 ESTnews222234136Aviation safety: New computer tool forecasts icing hazardsAircraft safety is getting a boost from a new computer-generated forecast that provides pilots with critical weather information on the likelihood of encountering dangerous in-flight icing conditions.http://phys.org/news221835190.html
TechnologyTue, 12 Apr 2011 13:53:21 ESTnews221835190What doctors (and patients) can learn from air traffic controllers: What's that you sayA review of 35 years of scientific medical studies confirms that the social and emotional context of the doctor&#150;patient relationship have yet to be incorporated into the equation when it comes to health care.http://phys.org/news218723949.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 07 Mar 2011 12:40:11 ESTnews218723949Researchers develop new wireless technology for faster, more efficient networks"Wireless communication is a one-way street. Over." Radio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of "over" by pilots and air traffic controllers, walkie-talkie users and emergency personnel as they take turns speaking. But now, Stanford researchers have developed the first wireless radios that can send and receive signals at the same time.http://phys.org/news216921763.html
TechnologyMon, 14 Feb 2011 16:02:59 ESTnews216921763Airline fuel efficiency promoted with NASA softwareSoftware developed at NASA's Ames Research Center is enabling major fuel savings for airlines and an increase in environmental efficiency.http://phys.org/news207390478.html
TechnologyWed, 27 Oct 2010 09:28:21 ESTnews207390478Measuring preference for multitaskingA new study led by Elizabeth Poposki, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, may help employers identify employees who enjoy multitasking and are less inclined to quit jobs involving multitasking. The study presents a new tool developed to measure preference for multitasking, information which may be of interest to bosses who tire of repeatedly hiring and training new employees.http://phys.org/news203680485.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 14 Sep 2010 11:10:04 ESTnews203680485LincRNAs serve as genetic air-traffic controllersEarlier this year, a scientific team from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Broad Institute identified a class of RNA genes known as large intervening non-coding RNAs or "lincRNAs," a discovery that has pushed the field forward in understanding the roles of these molecules in many biological processes, including stem cell pluripotency, cell cycle regulation, and the innate immune response.http://phys.org/news166795213.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:45 ESTnews166795213FDA requires Chantix, Zyban to have warning(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.http://phys.org/news165678448.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 01 Jul 2009 14:48:12 ESTnews165678448Experts mull over lessons from Brazil plane crash(AP) -- The mysterious disappearance of an Air France jet this week while flying over the Atlantic in fierce thunderstorms is stirring a debate about whether new technologies and procedures are needed to prevent similar tragedies in the future.http://phys.org/news163429331.html
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